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Most magazines, whether online or print, will include book reviews. However, most editors and staff writers are usually too busy to read books and review them themselves. Therefore, writing book reviews can be a great way to get started with a writing career. How do you write a great book review that will be sure to be noticed? Follow these tips to write a really interesting and unique book review.
Start with a description of the book. Many people that are reading your review may not know anything about the book you’re reviewing. Instead of making readers go find information on their own by searching for the book title, start out with a little description of the book. Make sure you avoid too long of a summary. Start with a short paragraph or so that hits all the major points but doesn’t give too much away. You don’t want to tell your readers everything about the book, because then they won’t have to read it at all. Just give enough information so your readers are interested in reading the book.
Be objective. Some magazines like to publish book reviews that are completely impersonal. This means that they want a review of the book that doesn’t share your opinion and that in which your opinion isn’t obvious from reading what you wrote. If you hated a book, it might not be a great book to review. You probably want to review books that you enjoyed. Avoid talking about how much you liked the book, however. You should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would recommend it.
Look through a lens(镜头). A great way to get your review noticed is to look at a book through a specific lens. Read the book as a feminist(男女平等主义者)would, for example, and talk about what a feminist might say to applaud or criticize the book. You can choose any number of lenses, and feminism is just one choice. An economic lens, a family lens, the lens of a different nationality, or the lens of a child could all be interesting ways to look at a book. If you look at a book in this way, instead of just reading it and forming your own opinion, it will be much more interesting and marketable. This is especially the case if you look at a lens that relates to the subject of the magazine to which you are submitting. Feminist magazines love book reviews about books read through a feminist lens, for example, because it is appropriate to their readership.
Talk about the writer’s style. Another great way to write a book review is to talk about the writer’s style. Anyone can pick up a book and read the story, but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writer’s style and write about them intelligently. Furthermore, most people want to know if a book is easy or fun to read over whether or not the subject matter will interest them.
小题1:For what purpose is the passage written?
A.To offer tips on writing book reviews.
B.To give advice on reading books.
C.To introduce writing styles.
D.To comment on a book.
小题2:If a writer thinks a book is worth reading, he’d better state it _________________.
A.in the titleB.in the first paragraphC.as much as possibleD.at the final part
小题3:The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by __________________.
A.analyzing causesB.giving examples
C.drawing comparisonsD.telling personal experiences
小题4:Compared with ordinary readers, a skilled writer does better in _____________.
A.giving an objective description of a book
B.looking at a book through a specific angle
C.finding a book and understanding its story easily
D.paying close attention to another writer’s style

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:文章大意:写书评有很多好处,那么如何写好书评呢?本文给出了很好的指导意见。
小题1:主旨大意题。由本段主题句第一段How do you write a great book review that will be sure to be noticed? Follow these tips to write a really interesting and unique book review.可知,本段讲的是写书评的建议。选A
小题2:细节理解题。由第三段内容You should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would recommend it.可知应该在结尾推荐这本书,选D
小题3:细节理解题。由第四段内容可知,全是举例例证。 B
小题4:细节理解题。由最后一段在有一句话“...but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writer"s style and write about them intelligently.”可知,只有有经验的作家才会注意另一作家的写作风格。D
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试题【Most magazines, whether online or print, will include book reviews. However, mos】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two ______ systems on the whole.
The ______ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River _____ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own _____. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _____ went overseas to Japan, _____ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same ______.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ______ on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ______ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also ______ waters. When the colonists of England _____ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn"t _______ from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems _______ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language (see the picture below) while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, ______ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no ______ from the other.
小题1:
A.connectedB.separateC.ancientD.remote
小题2:
A.preservationB.developmentC.resourceD.origin
小题3:
A.ifB.untilC.whileD.as
小题4:
A.stylesB.habitsC.waysD.means
小题5:
A.hurriedlyB.slowly C.unfortunatelyD.suddenly
小题6:
A.madeB.crashedC.mixedD.applied
小题7:
A.cultureB.nationC.influenceD.system
小题8:
A.brought upB.brought outC.brought inD.brought along
小题9:
A.afterB.asC.forD.of
小题10:
A.crossedB.drunkC.swamD.plunged
小题11:
A.touched down B.put downC.got downD.settled down
小题12:
A.evolveB.judgeC.distinguishD.rise
小题13:
A.adds to B.results fromC.turns upD.takes over
小题14:
A.but forB.for allC.due to D.at all
小题15:
A.relationshipB.differenceC.interferenceD.familiarity

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The high cost of living in Sydney causes city parents to worry more about their children.
New research by the Financial Services Council (FSC)shows that 75% of metropolitan mums and dads say their ability to earn is important to the well-being of their kids, Tet a greater proportion(比例)of Sydney parents think children suffer emotionally by having two full-time working parents .AS a result 46%of Sydneysiders feel their Kids could be happier , against 38%of both Melbourne and regional New South Wales mums and dads.
The FSC research ,which interviewed 1200 parents across the country ,also shows 66% of Sydneysiders believe the happiness of their children would be greatly affected if they or their partner couldn’t work.
The FSC undertook the survey as part of its Lifewise campaign ,to encourage Australians to protect themselves against financial hardship.
Chairman of the Lifewise campaign John Crosswell said:“The research findings quite clearly highlight that Sydney parents prioritise (优先考虑)their ability to earn money and yet because they are so busy doing so, it seems that their ability to spend time with their family is affected .Sydney parents are dedicated to earning money but as a consequence, perhaps they don’t have the time to enjoy spending it with their family.”
In sydney ,the top factor for creating an ideal childhood is financial security ,at 92%.Fewer parents rate having a tigh-knit family(89%)or living near friends and family (85%)as important.
David and Ari Dearnley ,of North Manly ,said money pressure was hard to avoid in Sydney ,They both work and said family finances would be severely hard if one of them couldn’t
But only Mrs Dearnly has income-protection insurance, “I think that I don’t really need it yet”,Mr Dearnly ,37, said.
“I think he’s mad”,Mrs Dearnly ,also 27 ,said,“If David couldn’t work it would have a huge impact on our lifestyle.”
“Looks like I’ll be getting it tomorrow,”Mr Dearnly responded.
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The findings of a study on how Sydney people go through financial hardship with their family
B.A survey on the factors that may have influences on Sydney children’s happy childhood
C.a survey on the relations between children’s happiness and their parents’ability to earn in Sydney
D.A comparison between Sydney people and those of other cities on their views about earning money
小题2:From the passage we can infer that        
A.Three quarters of Sydney parents think children may have emotional problems
B.less than half of Sydney parents think their children now are not as happy as they expect
C.Most Sydney parents think family finances are the only factor that impact children’s childhood
D.A bout two thirds of Sydney parents think children would be happier if they could‘t work
小题3:What does Lifewise campaign aim to?
A.Encouraging Australian people avoid the harm of financial problems
B.Helping Sydney parents find a suitable job?
C.Making Australian people improve their ability to earn
D.A ttracting Sydney people to buy insurance
小题4:According to John Crosswell, we can learn that        
A.Income-protection insurance has an impact on the lifestyle of a Sydney family
B.If moe of the parents couldn’t work their family finances will be clearly affected
C.Sydney parents are in a dilemma of devoting to work and enjoying family life
D.Sydney parents now can make a balance between their work and family life
小题5:What does “it ”underlined in the last paragraph refer to?
A.WorkB.InsuranceC.IncomeD.Pressure

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We often use the words growth and development as if they meant essentially the same thing. But this may not always be the case. One can easily imagine instances in which a country has achieved higher levels of income (growth) with little or no benefit coming to most of its citizens (development).
In the past, most development policies were aimed increasing the growth rate of income per capita. Many still are, based on the theory that benefits of economic growth will come to all members of society. If this theory is correct, growth should promote development.
By the early 1970s, however, the relationship between growth and development was being questioned. A major study by the World Bank in 1974 concluded that it is now clear that more than a decade of rapid growth in underdeveloped countries has been of little benefit to a third of their population.
The World Bank study indicated that increases in GNP per capita did not promise important improvements in such development indicators as nutrition, health, and education. Although GNP per capita did indeed rise, its benefits come down to only a small part of the population. This realization gave rise to a call for new development policies. These new policies favored agriculture over industry, called for domestic redistribution of income and wealth, and encouraged programs to satisfy such basic needs as food and shelter.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the international macroeconomic crises of high oil prices, worldwide recession, and third world debt forced attention away from programs designed to get rid of poverty. However, the lesson remains: economic growth does not promise economic development. Efforts may be required to change growing output capacity into economic benefits that reach most of a nation’s people.
小题1:As to the relationship between growth and development, what can we infer from the passage?
A.Development is a reliable measure of growth.
B.Growth always brings about development.
C.Development is not necessarily the result of growth.
D.Growth and development refer to the same thing.
小题2:According to the study by the World Bank in 1974,economic growth in some background countries brought 
A.benefit only to a third of their population.
B.almost no benefit to a third of their population.
C.little benefit to their people.
D.no benefit at all to their people.
小题3:The programs designed to get rid of poverty were not very well carried out because the government
A.knew that growth didn’t promise development.
B.gave too much attention to increases in GNP per capita.
C.wished to replace the programs with new development policies.
D.was busy solving other more serious economic problems.
小题4:If the passage continues, what is the author most likely to discuss in the next paragraph?
A.How to turn growth into development.
B.How to remove poverty from society.
C.How to decrease third world debt.
D.How to cope with economic crises.

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I was reading these interesting stories behind a group of great logos (标志) in the world. Personally Nike is my favorite one—it’s so simple. And I liked the stories behind them, which made me forget all other things. McDonald’s, Apple, Mercedes Benz and Adidas own great logos as well, and they are among my favorites.
Nike
In the Greek myth, Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration for soldiers. This logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess. Nike’s logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for $ 35, and was registered as a trademark in 1995.
McDonald’s
The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the archshaped(拱形的) signs on the side of the company’s then walk-up hamburger stand. Later on, the two golden arches were combined together to form the M. The McDonald’s name was added to the logo in 1968.
Apple
There are different stories behind Apple’s logo. The first logo was a reference to the religious story of Adam and Eve, in which the apple represented the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. One year later, the second logo was designed in 1977 by Steven Jobs and Ronald Wayne, and it described Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. This logo didn’t stay long. One year later it was replaced almost immediately by graphic designer Rob Janoff’s “ rainbow apple”, a rainbow- colored silhouette (轮廓)  of an apple with a bite taken out of it. And then the rainbow- colored apple was replaced by the one- colored logo in 1998. It has not been changed so far.
Mercedes Benz
The Mercedes Benz logo, which was originally created by Gottlieb Daimler in 1909, consists of a simple description of a three- pointed star that represents its rule of the land, the sea and the air. The company was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. Marcedes is the name of Maybach’s elder daughter, while Benz came as a result of a combination with Benz, Cie. and DMG in 1926.
小题1:What does the author think of the stories of the great logos?
A.They are boringB.They are out of date.
C.They are attractiveD.They are practical
小题2: What does Nike’s logo stand for?
A.The goddess of victory
B.The source of inspiration for soldiers
C.The statue of the Greek goddess
D.The wing of the Greek goddess
小题3:We can learn that Apple’s present logo is______.
A.the religious story of Adam and Eve
B.a bitten apple with only one color
C.Newton’s sitting under an apple tree
D.the rainbow- colored bitten apple
小题4:Which of the following time orders describes the births of the great logos?
A.Mercedes Benz – McDonald’s – Nike – Apple.
B.Nike – McDonald’s – Apple – Mercedes Benz.
C.Mercedes Benz – Apple – Nike –McDonald’s.
D.Nike –Mercedes Benz –McDonald’s – Apple,

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For the British, the home is a private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person’s home. It is rude to knock on a person’s door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don’t ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in it cost.
To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.
Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.
小题1:British people _______ invite friends to their home.
A.oftenB.alwaysC.seldomD.never
小题2:If your British friend invites you to his home, you can ____.
A.see anything you like
B.ask how much his house is
C.ask the cost of any of the items in it
D.only see the downstairs that you are invited into
小题3:When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s house, they may be _____.
A.angryB.happyC.sadD.worried
小题4:What does the underlined “engage in” mean in Chinese?
A.陷入B.参与C.回避D.限制
小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Some manners on visiting British and American people’s home.
B.Different table manners between British and American people.
C.Different ideas about the home between British and American people
D.Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people.

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